The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-07

their residence last Monday About sixty
guests were in attendance. - Albert
Bean of Williamstown has bought the black
smith shop in the village and is soon to
move here. - A singng-school, under
the direction of Mr.. ODER OF Waterbury,
will commence at the Congregational ves-
try this wednesday, evening. - Miss
Hannah Flint is again teaching school in
the Harlow Bridge district in Mortified.
60 George Andrews has moved to Mrs.
Beans tenement.
WaitsfieId.
THERE will be a meeting at the Grand
Army Hall Saturday evening, December
10th, for the purpose of making arrange
ments for forming Camp of Sons of Vet
to be present - Three sales of real es-
tate this fall have given new life to the
farmers. What has been done can be done
again, they think. The farms sold are
Elmer Joslin's, the hill farm of George
Berry and Henry Baird's. - Miss Ella
Gale of Lowell, Mass. formerly of this
place, spent part of Thanksgiving week in
town. - Mr.. Wiley of Duxbury, who
has rented the Palmer brothers farm, is
fairly established in his new quarters.
- Frank Palmer goes to Waterbury
Center December 9th TO commence term
of school at the institution in that place.
Quite number of Waitsteld pupils are
attending school there.
Waterbury.
THE annual meeting of Dillingham; Post
takes place next Monday evening. There
is special business to come before the post.
- On Monday evening last Mrs. X.
NJ Forrest entertained large party of
young people at her home in honor of Miss
May Merriam and Miss May Noyes, who
are her guests for few weeks.
Waterbury Center.
THE Ladies' Aid Society meets with Mrs.
Fuller this Wednesday, evening. -
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
meets with Mrs Mather next week Tues
day evening A full attendance is desired.
80 DIR. NJ. w. Hill and family, formerly
of Waterbury, but who have been at Ack-
ley, Iowa, for several years, have removed
to Redlands, San Bernardino county, Cali
forna. - Charles G. Newcomb, who
has been at work as a carpenter in Boston
for nearly four years, has gone to southern
California to work at his trade. - A Mr..
Smith of Dickinson, n. Y, has been visit
ing at Elder Fullers the past week. -
A Mr.. Adams of Syracuse, n. Y, is can
wasting the town for a county directory, in
the interest of a New York firm Mr.
Adams and wife are boarding at W. E.
Marshall's. - Rev. George e. Smith of
Waterbury preached at the Methodist
church last Sunday in exchange with Rev.
MT. w custer.
Woodbury..
SATURDAY evening, December oath, is the
time appointed for the Christmas festival at
the Methodist church at Woodbury. Center.
The following committees have been APP
pointed: District No. l, Albert Burnham
and wife; No. 2, ID. Wilbur and wife; No. 3,
Frank Batchelder and wife, No A. II. Ben
jamin and wife, No 5, S. X. Cameron and
wife, No. 6, Rev. u. b. Wheeler and wife
No. 8, A. n. Answorth and wife; No. 9,
NJ. p. Goodell and wife; No. IA, G. A. Holt
and Miss Fair; No. 10, Milo p. George and
wife; committee on tree, Mary Blake and
Mrs. Leroy Burnham; committee of ar
rangement of literary exercises, Mrs. r. I.
Drenan, George Balentine, ID. b. Nelson
and Mrs A. w. Nelson; committee on
music, Professor George w. Foster, II.
Benjamin and Mrs. Lima Daniels. 1t is ex-
pected that each district will aid in the lit
erary exercises - There was quite a
| large attendance at the temperance meet
| ing Sunday evening. Mrs. G.. G. Haskell
made some excellent remarks - Sun
day, December 18th, is the time appointed to
| choose officers and teachers for the coming
year at the Methodist Sunday-school
- Dora Drenan and Mrs. Busha are
on the sick-list. - Warner Thomas pur-
poses to move to East Hardwick this week
as he has taken a job to make shingles the
coming winter. - Mr.. Quimby is doing
considerable business in town in selling
fruit trees and repairing watches and clocks
South Woodbury..
THE young people of this place have sue
ceeded in establishing circulating library.
The object is worthy one and should re-
ceive the support of all. - Mrs Thomas
Richard and daughter Nettie have gone tC
Hardwick to spend the winter. - Schoo
commenced last Monday 1t is taught by
Mr.. Holt.
Worcester.
WHILE Warren Ellis was trimming
hemlock recently a knot flew, hitting him
in the right eye and severely injuring it
Fears are entertained that he will lose it
- There is to be singing-school at the
Corner, to be taught by Professor G.. w
Foster. - Professor Bishop of the Yer
mont Methodist Seminary occupied the desl
of the Methodist church last Sabbath
- George Lowell, who has been trav
cling through the far Northwest for the pas
three years, has returned home. He doe
not bring very tiattering reports of tina
country. - Lucian Keith has opened
wheelwright shop and is doing good bust
ness.